Antimicrobial prescribing patterns in a large tertiary hospital in Shanghai, China

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 666-673

  Wang, Yuan Yuan ^a   Du, Ping ^b   Huang, Fang ^a   Li, Dong Jie ^a   Gu, Jun ^a   Shen, Fu Ming ^a   Jiang, Yuan Ying ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Antimicrobial prescriptions; Electronic health records; Unnecessary antibiotic use

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHINA; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG COST; DRUG INDICATION; DUODENITIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTRITIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PHARMACY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; INFANT; PROCEDURES; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84993973236     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.09.008     Document Type: Article

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